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K. B. FULD;

- Tov. APPLICATION FILED AUG.21, 1919.

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To all whom t may concern.' Y

Be it known .that I,'KATi-Inniiv`n B. 4FULD,

a citiren ofthe United `States,residing at" Baltimore, State ofhilarylanchh'ave invented certain new and useful Improvements .inV

Toys,l of which the Vfollowing is a specification. f f` ,Y I Y Thisinvention relates to toys and more particularly to that class of suchdevices known in thefart as figure toys, and has for its objecttheprovision ofan amusing and economical toy kadapted to represent vacomical subject,such as a mule and'itsrid'er, mechanism being providedwhereby to produce a series of ypositions ofthe device to effectivelyimitate the varied antics thereof.

With the foregoing and other vobjects in kview as will from time-to timehereinafter appear this invention consists in the peculiar combinationVand operationof thel relatedV parts of a toy as described 'in theannexed specification and more particularly pointed out in the appendedclaims.

Referring to the accompanying drawing illustrating` an embodiment of theinvention and in which likecharacters lof reference indicate like partswherever used7 dotted lines being employed to indicate certain changesof position assumed bythe device,

the various `positions.assumed by the device,V and Figz is a detailsection taken through the head of the animal, theY representation of thereins and the 'hand Vof the, rider. i

,il designates a platform provided with suitable devices 5 adaptedv toassist in the Y propulsion thereof, and a centralvjslot G. The platforml4- iscarried by a bracket 7, supporting apair' of wheels 8 by means ofanaxle V9, which is bent to form a crank arm 10 carrying by means of aneye 11 a U-shaped member 12 terminatingin arms 13, which carry aj rod 14pivotally supporting the rear legs 15 of a fanciful ligure adapted torepresent the profile of a mulevr or other animal having a .sharplyinclinedl upper or back representing portion, having a tail portion V15and fore legs 17 which are pivotally carried Vat 18 betweenblocks 19Avmounted upon the platform 4.

Suitably positioned lon the back lof the Figure 1 .is a side elevationpartly broken Y l Specicat-in ofrLetters Patent Patented *Mah `16,11920.` ..Atiatianeiefi August 21,191.9. serial No.3is,`s5e Y v4ure20desi'gnedto represent a man or the A like and having aprojectingportion 271 representing .thenhands thereof through which passesa wiremember y'22 representing reins, and also passing through'the head 23ofthe mule figure and pivotally secured theretov at 24. Leg members '25are eccentrically lpivoted on either side ofthe figure 20 at 26 head ofthe animal, as indicated in dotted' f lines in Fig. 2.

. The mechanism just described functions Y as follows during operation;

The device is caused to move incither a forwarder a rearward direction,imparting by means of the wheel S a rotary vmovement to the axle 9,causing aV reciprocating movep ment` of the U member12 carried bythecrank arm `10, such movement `causing the iig-ure` of the mule torockabout its fore leg pivot 18 to assume a number of positions imitatingthe bucking thereof. The yligure 20 being free to move along the back Yof the mule figure and pivotally securedto the wire 22 will assume thevarious positions cfa rider of such an animal7 somewhat` exaggerated inorder to provide an amusing device, the legs 25 being-free to move aboutl thepivot 26 and being over-balanced by the enlargement v27 will assumevarious v'posi-*p tions durinnf the ieciprocation and operation of thedevice.r Y

VI realize that considerable variation is possible in the details ofconstruction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spiritof my invention, and I therefore do Vnot intend to limit myself to thespecific form shownand described.

Y I claim: n

1. In a toy, in combinatioina wheel supported platform, a `figure havinglegs of unequal length, the longer leg thereof being pivotally connectedto said platform, means connecting the shorter leg of said figure withthewheel carrying axle to cause the figure toV rock on its pivotconnection-with the platyform as` said axle revolves, and a secondfigure pivotally mounted on said rst named yiio ligui'eand adapted to bemoved by the same in the rocking movements thereof.'

In a toy, in Combination,l a. Wheellsupported platformt figure having'legs of unequal length, the longer leg thereof being pvotally connectedto said platform, means connecting the shorter legoil said: figure withthe Wheel carrying axle, to cause the figure Y.

to rock on its pivot connection with the platorm as said axle revolves,Vand a second figure having enlarged legv members eccentreally pvot-edstl'iereon,` said second figure being pvotally mountedv onY said firstvnamed' fig-nre whereby said last named iigurefwvill 'be bodily moved bythe rocking movements l5 off said first named'- figure and tsenlargedleg members be caused to swing on their pvotal'eonneetion with the'gureto which theyV are attached.

, Intestmony whereof I aIix in presence of tvvo Witnesses.

IMTHERINEB. FULD Y niysignature 20 'Y vrt 'i i 1 nesees.

SOPHIEVJ. PICKET'JJ, WILLIAM, FULD.

